Allianz motion ruled out of order at Tipperary GAA convention

The county make a €312,765 tax disclosure for five-year period

Tipperary GAA crest Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The number of counties that have passed motions opposing the GAA’s commercial relationship with Allianz will remain at nine after a proposal at Tipperary’s convention on Thursday was ruled out of order.

Burgess had put forward a recommendation similar to those passed in recent weeks in Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Offaly, Roscommon and Tyrone. Leitrim had been the latest to pass a motion on Wednesday.

However, after Tipperary GAA consulted with Croke Park, it was found that there was a discrepancy in the rule cited in the motion and therefore there was no vote.

That came after a similar motion in Dublin by Good Counsel Liffey Gaels was rejected as it had not been submitted in time. They had also proposed the GAA end its sponsorship agreement with Allianz arising from the insurance company’s links to the genocide in Gaza.

The GAA’s ethics and integrity committee are due to present their review of the Allianz relationship to Croke Park. A number of meetings are due to take place before Christmas.

Meanwhile, Tipperary GAA have made a voluntary tax disclosure of €312,765 for a five-year period including 2025. County boards in this jurisdiction had initially been asked to ascertain their liability for the 2021-24 period based on 2024 and multiplying the figure by four.

In her treasurer’s report, Eleanor Lahart wrote: “While this figure has been submitted to revenue along with all the other 26 counties, none of these figures have been reviewed or accepted by the revenue commissioners as yet.

“We await correspondence in 2026 on this matter and as such, this is an ongoing and live audit at the current time which we do not wish to prejudice with specific comments for ourselves and other counties while the process is still ongoing.” 

Although Tipperary’s spendings on teams hit a record €2.483 million, Lahart highlighted Tipperary GAA made savings of over €232,000 in team administration outside of the costs associated with the All-Ireland success, namely the team holiday and homecoming.

According to Lahart, the cumulative savings had “a huge bearing on cashflow, so much so that for the first time in three years Tipperary GAA could comfortably pay their bills throughout the year and carry some retained cashflow into 2026 so bills can again be paid in a timely fashion.” 

Lahart thanked the clubs of Tipperary for their support following the death of her nephew David this past weekend. Convention was rescheduled for Thursday as a mark of respect to the Lahart family following the road tragedy.

“When my family suffered the most tragic loss in the last week, the GAA community again stepped forward to support them,” she wrote. “From my local club Killenaule, whose teammates carried my nephew David home and gave us their complex for the whole community to come together after the funeral to my fellow officers, gate checkers and all the GAA people I work with who reached out and came to me and messaged me, your support wrapped around me and my family at our most difficult time.”